WrestleMania 13

WrestleMania 13
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PromotionWorld Wrestling Federation
DateMarch 23, 1997
CityRosemont, Illinois
VenueRosemont Horizon
Attendance18,197
Buy rateNorth America: 237,000
TaglineHeat!
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WrestleMania 13 was a 1997 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the 13th annual WrestleMania and was presented by PlayStation. The event was held on March 23, 1997, at the Rosemont Horizon in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. This was the second WrestleMania held at this venue after the middle portion of WrestleMania 2 in 1986. It would also be the final WrestleMania with Vince McMahon on commentary.

Eight matches were held at the event, including one on the Free for All pre-show. The main event was a no disqualification match between The Undertaker and Sycho Sid for the WWF Championship, which Undertaker won following interference from Bret Hart. The main matches on the undercard were Bret Hart versus "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in a No Disqualification Submission match with Ken Shamrock as the special guest referee, Legion of Doom and Ahmed Johnson versus Nation of Domination in a Chicago Street Fight, and Rocky Maivia versus The Sultan for the WWF Intercontinental Championship.

The event was attended by 18,197 who paid a total of $837,150 in admission fees, and drew a 0.77 buy rate. The event as a whole received mixed to negative reviews. However, the submission match between Bret Hart and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin was highly praised, being called one of the greatest matches in wrestling history, as well as being cited as the beginning of the Attitude Era (due to the intense match style and the storyline double turn between the pair); the event elevated "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's public popularity to become one of the very top WWF superstars. This match was the inaugural "Immortal Moment" recipient of the WWE Hall of Fame in 2025.